Content related to the topic: farm-excellence

24 January 2025

Fertility improvement causes challenges with the control of mastitis infection

Millands Farm discovered an increase in mastitis infections and had to work quickly to prevent it from impacting progress they had made to improve fertility.

17 January 2025

Dairy discussion groups

Discussion groups are a vital resource for knowledge exchange and collaboration, driving progress in the dairy sector.

6 December 2024

Lessons from Strategic Cereal Farm East (harvest 2024)

Harvest 2024 marked the end of the first year of our Strategic Cereal Farm in Norfolk.

8 April 2025

Diverse roots revealed at cover crop champion site in Essex

Our first post-emergence video shows clear evidence of diverse rooting of a multi-species cover crop mix at a farm site in Essex.

22 October 2024

An update on the living clover mulch trial at Strategic Cereal Farm North

Strategic Cereal Farm North is investigating whether a living leguminous mulch can boost the productivity of the farm’s cash crops. Henny Lowth explains how the trial has been set up and provides initial results.

30 September 2024

Holistic view on slurry – From storage to field with Wolfhall Farm

Find out how Wolfhall Farm are maximising the benefits of slurry for their milking platform.

17 October 2025

Wet season fails to dampen strategic cereal farmer spirits

We reflect on how wet weather impacted trials across the Strategic Cereal Farm network, ahead of the release the latest results in November.

23 January 2026

UK cover crop champions unveiled by AHDB

Eight champions are on a mission to generate evidence-based case studies on cover crops.

12 September 2024

Rethinking grazing foundations to offer better yields with Lydney Park Farms

Forage for Knowledge contributors Lydney Park Farms has been on a constant journey of change as it strives to find the most profitable way of operating.

22 September 2026

Monitor Farm and Strategic Cereal Farm events

Monitor Farm and Strategic Cereal Farm events are led by your regional knowledge exchange (KE) manager. They cover a wide range of topics, facilitate farmer-to-farmer learning and connect you with the best information and expertise.

26 August 2025

Farmbench: An icebreaker for business

You can use Farmbench to ‘listen’ to your businness and find ways to improve it. We explain how.

12 June 2024

Natural capital debates a hit at Newbury Monitor Farm

We outline some of the main topics covered over the farm’s tenure and pick out the ones that resonated most with farmers.